Esther 3
1 After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the rulers that were with him.
Nogen Tid efter gav Kong Ahasverus Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, en høj Stilling og udmærkede ham og gav ham Forsædet blandt alle Fyrsterne, som var hos ham.
2 And all the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down, nor do him reverence.
Og alle Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, faldt paa Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden for Haman, thi den Ære havde Kongen paabudt at vise ham. Men Mordokaj faldt ikke paa Knæ og kastede sig ikke til Jorden.
3 Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why do thou transgress the king's commandment?
Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, sagde da til Mordokaj: »Hvorfor overtræder du Kongens Bud?«
4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he did not hearken to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand, for he had told them that he was a Jew.
Og da de havde sagt det til ham flere Dage i Træk, uden at han ænsede det, meldte de Haman det for at se, om Mordokajs Ord vilde blive taget for gyldige; thi han havde gjort gældende over for dem, at han var Jøde.
5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down, nor do him reverence, then Haman was full of wrath.
Da nu Haman saa, at Mordokaj hverken faldt paa Knæ eller kastede sig til Jorden for ham, blev han saare opbragt.
6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Og da det blev fortalt ham, hvilket Folk Mordokaj tilhørte, var han ikke tilfreds med kun at lægge Haand paa Mordokaj, men satte sig til Maal at faa alle Jøderne i hele Ahasverus's Rige udryddet, fordi det var Mordokajs Folk.
7 In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
I den første Maaned, det er Nisan Maaned, i Kong Ahasverus's tolvte Regeringsaar kastede man i Hamans Paasyn Pur, det er Lod, om hver enkelt Dag og hver enkelt Maaned, og Loddet traf den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned.
8 And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws are diverse from those of every people, nor do they keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not for the king's profit to endure them.
Haman sagde derpaa til Kong Ahasverus: »Der findes et Folk, som bor spredt og lever for sig selv iblandt Folkene i alle dit Riges Dele; deres Love er anderledes end alle andre Folks, og Kongens Love holder de ikke. Derfor er det ikke Kongen værdigt at lade dem være i Fred.
9 If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed. And I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
Hvis Kongen synes, lad der saa udgaa skriftlig Befaling til at udrydde dem; jeg vil da kunne tilveje Embedsmændene 10 000 Talenter Sølv til at lægge i Kongens Skatkamre.«
10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Da tog Kongen Seglringen af sin Haand og gav den til Agagiten Haman, Hammedatas Søn, Jødernes Fjende,
11 And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to thee.
og Kongen sagde til Haman: »Sølvet skal tilhøre dig, og med Folket kan du gøre, hvad du finder for godt!«
12 Then the king's scribes were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day of it. And there was written according to all that Haman commanded to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the rulers of every people, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, in the name of king Ahasuerus it was written. And it was sealed with the king's ring.
Kongens Skrivere blev saa tilkaldt den trettende Dag i den første Maaned; og ganske som Haman bød, affattedes Skrivelser til de kongelige Satraper og Statholdere over hver enkelt Landsdel og til hvert enkelt Folks Fyrster, til hver Landsdel med dens egen Skrift og til hvert Folk paa dets eget Sprog. I Kong Ahasverus's Navn blev de skrevet, og de forsegledes med Kongens Seglring.
13 And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little sons and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
Skrivelser sendtes saa ved Ilbud ud i alle Kongens Lande med Befaling til at udrydde, ihjelslaa og tilintetgøre alle Jøder, unge og gamle, Børn og Kvinder, paa een Dag, den trettende Dag i den tolvte Maaned, det er Adar Maaned, og at prisgive deres Ejendele.
14 A copy of the writing that the decree should be given out in every province was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
En Afskrift af Skrivelsen, der skulde udstedes som Forordning i alle Rigets Dele, blev kundgjort for alle Folkene, for at de kunde være rede til den Dag.
15 The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Ilbudene skyndte sig af Sted paa Kongens Bud, saa snart Forordningen var udgaaet i Borgen Susan. Kongen og Haman satte sig saa til at drikke; men Byen Susan var rædselsslagen.
